About The Word Poly
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A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as,
polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many
atoms; polychord, polyconic.
\Po"ly\, n. [L. polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A whitish woolly plant ({Teucrium Polium}) of the order {Labiat[ae]}, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus. [Spelt also {poley}.] {Poly mountain}. See {Poly-mountain}, in Vocabulary. |
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